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Tulia Livestock Auction

Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Tulia, Texas · Thu, Dec 16

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1954

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,178 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 1,294▲ 226 vs year ago 952 · +23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. High winds continued to dry out the area causing fires in the northern panhandle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.40/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$139.40

450 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	142.78	879	353
Medium and Large 1-2	636	127.11	808	97

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale450 hd

139.40

—

TX average4 barns · 1,705 hd

145.44

−6.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,035	87.50	1,781	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	66.54	816	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	65.02	1,014	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	62.18	693	7thin

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	683	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	582	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	665	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	178.36/cwt	170.00–185.50	938	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	686	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	151.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	895	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,065	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,036	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	977	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	163.47/cwt	160.00–163.75	1,175	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	757	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,043	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,350	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	587	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	150.94/cwt	143.50–155.00	718	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	143.10/cwt	141.50–144.00	738	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	134.30/cwt	130.00–135.50	756	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	768	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	133.52/cwt	132.50–136.00	816	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	662	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	794	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	133.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	890	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	150.07/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,037	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	724	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	934	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	764	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	963	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,045	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	834	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,097	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,214	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	152.85/cwt	150.00–155.00	804	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.26/cwt	140.00–145.50	825	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	864	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	125.18/cwt	125.00–125.50	958	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,035	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	62.18/cwt	60.00–65.00	693	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	64.69/cwt	62.50–65.00	782	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	886	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	63.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	963	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,176	1

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Thu Dec 16, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,294Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	143.00	143.00
5	—	463	178.00	178.00
9	—	526	150.00–155.00	152.85
4	—	410	175.00	175.00
17	—	765	125.00–125.50	125.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	845	118.00	118.00
7	—	651	126.00	126.00
26	—	572	140.00–145.50	144.26
3	—	452	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	170.00–185.50	178.36
8	—	432	154.00	154.00
18	—	591	147.00–155.00	151.46
20	—	373	183.00	183.00
78	—	719	160.00–163.75	163.47
153	—	670	159.00	159.00
12	—	460	173.00	173.00
15	—	897	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	150.00–155.00	151.95
55	—	757	137.75	137.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	117.00	117.00
13	—	478	140.00	140.00
7	—	682	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	683	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	807	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	132.50–136.00	133.52
13	—	571	134.00–135.00	134.47
102	—	669	128.00–134.00	133.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	691	150.00–150.50	150.07
6	—	340	149.00	149.00
13	—	379	155.00	155.00
7	—	590	149.00	149.00
16	—	883	137.50	137.50
56	—	476	143.50–155.00	150.94
26	—	516	141.50–144.00	143.10
11	—	415	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	140.00	140.00
5	—	801	130.50	130.50
29	—	563	130.00–135.50	134.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	662	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	834	131.50	131.50
6	—	682	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,520	60.00–65.00	63.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	70.00–71.00	70.24
8	—	1,209	62.50–65.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,114	60.00–65.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	87.50	87.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.